Kowanyama Long-term Averages

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Mean Max (°C)
33.1 32.4 32.9 33.1 32.2 31.0 31.0 32.4 34.9 36.5 36.5 35.0 33.4
Mean Min (°C)
24.5 24.4 24.0 22.2 19.3 16.6 15.9 16.5 19.2 22.4 24.3 24.6 21.1
Mean Rain (mm)
351.0 369.2 238.8 56.8 11.1 4.3 2.4 2.2 2.4 16.5 56.4 181.6 1277.8
Median Rain (mm)
286.5 328.8 220.5 35.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 37.5 134.7 1188.5
Mean Rain Days
17.6 17.6 14.4 5.1 1.4 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.6 1.6 4.7 11.2 75.2

Kowanyama Daily Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max (°C)
39.5 38.5 38.0 37.4 37.2 36.7 35.6 37.5 40.2 41.0 41.5 41.9 41.9
Low Max (°C)
24.5 24.6 24.9 23.0 17.9 17.7 18.7 22.5 21.0 26.3 27.4 24.8 17.7
High Min (°C)
29.8 28.0 27.8 26.5 25.2 26.1 23.5 24.7 26.3 28.0 29.5 29.5 29.8
Low Min (°C)
17.2 16.5 13.3 12.9 8.5 5.9 4.9 4.5 9.0 11.0 13.7 14.6 4.5
High Rain (mm)
317.5 361.2 185.4 121.9 124.5 61.0 40.4 42.7 46.5 89.0 111.0 235.2 361.2

Kowanyama Monthly Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)
35.4 35.2 34.4 35.0 34.2 32.7 33.2 34.2 37.3 38.1 38.4 38.5 34.4
Low Mn. Max (°C)
29.4 29.6 31.3 31.6 30.3 28.3 29.3 30.7 32.7 34.8 34.1 31.3 32.0
High Mn. Min (°C)
25.7 25.7 25.2 24.2 22.6 19.3 19.7 19.1 22.8 24.9 25.7 25.8 22.6
Low Mn. Min (°C)
23.2 23.0 22.1 19.4 15.8 13.4 13.4 13.1 16.3 19.5 22.1 20.8 19.9
High Rain (mm)
814.8 1470.6 686.5 280.2 290.9 61.0 56.6 104.5 63.5 284.4 253.5 618.8 2352.6
Low Rain (mm)
77.9 41.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 205.9

Kowanyama Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Kowanyama annual climate

Kowanyama Average Number of Days With Temperatures

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
≥ 40°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.3 1.0
≥ 35°C
6.4 2.4 2.5 3.0 1.0 0.1 0.1 2.2 15.1 26.2 24.1 17.4 97.1
≥ 30°C
26.6 23.8 28.0 28.0 27.8 22.8 22.9 27.9 28.6 29.8 28.7 29.0 314.8
≤ 2°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
≤ 0°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Kowanyama 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max
35.4 34.4 34.4 34.3 33.5 32.5 32.4 34.0 36.5 38.0 38.0 37.0 36.0
Low Max
30.4 30.0 31.1 31.7 30.6 28.9 29.0 30.5 33.0 34.7 34.5 32.6 30.5
High Min
25.5 25.5 25.0 23.9 22.0 19.5 18.7 19.5 21.7 24.1 25.6 25.9 24.8
Low Min
23.0 23.0 22.6 19.5 16.0 12.8 12.0 13.0 16.1 19.5 22.3 23.0 16.0

Kowanyama Data Availability

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Years of Minima
45 46 46 44 44 45 44 43 45 42 43 44 44.0
Earliest Entry
1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1965 1965 1965
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2024
Years of Maxima
50 49 49 50 48 45 47 45 48 44 46 45 48.0
Earliest Entry
1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1965 1965 1965
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2024
Years of Rainfall
110 110 109 110 112 110 111 111 112 106 110 109 109.0
Earliest Entry
1913 1913 1913 1912 1912 1912 1912 1912 1912 1912 1912 1912 1912
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2024

Station Details

KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
Gulf Country, Queensland
15.4818°S 141.7483°E 10m AMSL
Commenced 1912

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